NUT, GUIDE ROLLER

The contract is for the procurement of 27 units of a NUT, GUIDE ROLLER with NSN 5310-01-493-5565 under solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-03YB, issued by the ASC COMMODITIES DIVISION of the Department of Defense. The item must be delivered FOB ORIGIN to the DDSP NEW CUMBERLAND FACILITY in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, with a delivery window of 171 days from contract award, and an original required delivery date of November 13, 2026, though the need ship date is set for January 3, 2027. There is no variance allowed in quantity—strictly 27 units with zero tolerance for over or under delivery. The contract specifies that all packaging and preservation must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E using Packaging Code U, Preservation Method 10 (CLNG/DRY), and intermediate container E5, with unit containers being boxed and outer packaging open; palletization must conform to DLA Packaging Requirements. Marking and labeling must adhere to MIL-STD-129 with no special marking required, and all items must be uniquely identified per MIL-STD-130N using a 2D Data Matrix barcode. Mercury or mercury-containing compounds are strictly prohibited in any part of the product, preservation, packaging, or marking, except for permitted functional uses such as in batteries or sensors as defined by NAVSEA 5100-003D, which also requires secondary containment for portable devices containing mercury. The contract requires compliance with multiple quality assurance and inspection standards, including MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331, or a comparable zero-based sampling plan for acceptance, with verification levels assigned to critical, major, and minor attributes at VII, IV, and II respectively or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination, and sampling plans require zero non-conformances unless otherwise specified. All supplier documentation, including Source Approval Requests, must align with DLA’s Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements referenced online. The contract incorporates a comprehensive set of FAR and DFARS clauses, including those mandating cybersecurity safeguards per NIST SP 800-171, prohibition of certain foreign telecommunications equipment, whistleblower protections, trafficking in